Copula

• Copula (definition)
• Equative (definition)

Copulae in Gaelic

• Is
• An
• Cha(n)
• Cò
• gur
• nach

Examples

examples taken from Fisher (2004)

• Cò thusa
• Is mise Mòrag
• An tusa Ealasaid
• Cha mhise Ealasaid
• Chan ise Peigi
• Is e am biadh feòil

The augment

the augment pronoun is used in clefts and in equative constructions.

Traditionally:

• e used with masculine nouns Is e Iain a tha ...
• i used with feminine nouns Is i Dollog a tha...
• iad used with plural nouns: is iad na daoine a tha...
• ann used with predicates (VPs, Adjective Phrases, Prepositions.

In the Modern Language:

• e, i, and iad are all just replaced by e: 'S e na daoine a tha...

Uses

the copula is used to link to noun phrases:

• Is ciobair Iain (predicative)
• Is e Iain an ciobar (equative)

Used in clefts

Used in certain experiencer constructions

Constructions

• Is toigh leam/Is toil leam I like

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• dè an dath "what is the color?:

See Also

Clefts
Copula (definition)

External Links

Copula from Wikipedia

References

Fisher, Muriel (2004) Scottish Gaelic: Level 1. Each-Mara Publications